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habitude (14 points)

A usual course of action

H·4+A·1+B·3+I·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts

hairlike (15 points)

Capillaceous

H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

hairline (11 points)

Type of crack that's parting (wordplay)

It recedes with a crack of sorts

Victim of recession (wordplay)

H·4+A·1+I·1+R·1+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 11 pts

halazone (20 points)

A disinfectant for drinking water

H·4+A·1+L·1+A·1+Z·10+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts

halflife (17 points)

*Radioactive decay measure

About 5700 years, for carbon-14

Decay concept, in physics

H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 17 pts

halftime (16 points)

Mid-point as, say, in soccer match

Super Bowl highlight (wordplay)

Break during a game.

H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+T·1+I·1+M·3+E·1 = 16 pts

halftone (14 points)

BC, for example, in US (wordplay)

Shades-of-gray photo

Interval between mi and fa

H·4+A·1+L·1+F·4+T·1+O·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts

halidome (14 points)

""Something holy, also HALIDOM""

H·4+A·1+L·1+I·1+D·2+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts

halolike (15 points)

Resembling a halo

H·4+A·1+L·1+O·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

hamulate (13 points)

""Relating to a small hook, also HAMULAR, HAMULOSE, HAMULOUS""

H·4+A·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hamulose (13 points)

""Relating to a small hook, also HAMULAR, HAMULATE, HAMULOUS""

H·4+A·1+M·3+U·1+L·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts

handlike (16 points)

Resembling a hand

H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts

handmade (15 points)

Like many Etsy items

Not from a factory

Not created in a factory

H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+M·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 pts

handsome (14 points)

Good-looking, as a male say

Like some devils (wordplay)

It will look good to pass things around

H·4+A·1+N·1+D·2+S·1+O·1+M·3+E·1 = 14 pts

hangable (14 points)

Good for displaying on a wall

H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

hangfire (15 points)

Delay taking action

Delay in explosion

Remain unresolved

H·4+A·1+N·1+G·2+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts

harangue (12 points)

Speak loudly (at)

Stood during former Tory leader's rant

Diatribe organised in city

H·4+A·1+R·1+A·1+N·1+G·2+U·1+E·1 = 12 pts

hardcase (14 points)

Difficult patient gets tough

Tough person to deal with

Cell phone protector

H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+C·3+A·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts

hardcore (14 points)

Minor Threat's genre

Dyed-in-the-wool

Rubble used in road foundations

H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+C·3+O·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts

hardedge (14 points)

Toughness in manner

Hedge featured in abstract painting style

Like a style of painting with sharply delineated forms

H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+E·1+D·2+G·2+E·1 = 14 pts

hardline (12 points)

Rigid, in a way

Uncompromising but mostly unlucky

Unyielding in one's political position

H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

hardnose (12 points)

Tough, practical, and unsentimental one

Tough, unsentimental type

Uncompromising person

H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 12 pts

hardware (15 points)

Trophies in a tournament, informally

Nuts and bolts, etc.

Nuts and bolts

H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+A·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts

hardwire (15 points)

Endow genetically

H·4+A·1+R·1+D·2+W·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 15 pts

harelike (15 points)

Swift, agile.

H·4+A·1+R·1+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

hateable (13 points)

Like Hillary, to many New Yorkers

Like mean people

Meriting detestation

H·4+A·1+T·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hawklike (22 points)

Advocating aggressiveness or confrontation

H·4+A·1+W·4+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 22 pts

hawknose (18 points)

Reason for cosmetic surgery, maybe

Prominent feature

H·4+A·1+W·4+K·5+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 18 pts

headache (17 points)

Pa in at the top (wordplay)

Migraine, for one

Tylenol target, perhaps

H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 17 pts

headgate (13 points)

Upstream lock control.

Canal control

H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+G·2+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

headline (12 points)

Top (a concert bill)

It's on top of the World (wordplay)

A banner's principal business (wordplay)

H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 12 pts

headnote (12 points)

The tone of a memo from the principal

Introductory mark on a chapter

Article-preceding summary

H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+N·1+O·1+T·1+E·1 = 12 pts

headrace (14 points)

Timed rowing competition

H·4+E·1+A·1+D·2+R·1+A·1+C·3+E·1 = 14 pts

healable (13 points)

Receptive to treatment

Like a minor wound

Open to cure

H·4+E·1+A·1+L·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hearable (13 points)

This can make one get sound

Within earshot

H·4+E·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

heatable (13 points)

Microwave-safe, say

Microwave safe

H·4+E·1+A·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hebetate (13 points)

Dull, obtuse

Become obtuse

H·4+E·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hebetude (14 points)

Dullness, lethargy

He put a fiver on youd go to Spain in boring state

Lethargy

H·4+E·1+B·3+E·1+T·1+U·1+D·2+E·1 = 14 pts

hebraize (22 points)

Assimilate, in Israel

H·4+E·1+B·3+R·1+A·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts

hegumene (14 points)

The head of a nunnery

H·4+E·1+G·2+U·1+M·3+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 14 pts

hellfire (14 points)

The boss is gonna axe you! (wordplay)

Threat in some sermons

Price fell tumbling into inferno

H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+F·4+I·1+R·1+E·1 = 14 pts

hellhole (14 points)

Evil or terrifying place

Awful place for hot spot on the course

Very unpleasant place

H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+H·4+O·1+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

hellkite (15 points)

A cruel person

H·4+E·1+L·1+L·1+K·5+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts

helotage (12 points)

""Slavery or serfdom, also HELOTISM, HELOTRY""

H·4+E·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts

helpable (15 points)

Able to be helped

H·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

helpmate (15 points)

Better half (wordplay)

Husband or wife.

Darby's Joan, for example.

H·4+E·1+L·1+P·3+M·3+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 15 pts

hematine (13 points)

""A compound of hemoglobin, also HEMATIN""

H·4+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hematite (13 points)

Main ore of iron

Iron ore named for its occasional red coloration

Iron ore

H·4+E·1+M·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hemocyte (18 points)

A blood cell

H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+C·3+Y·4+T·1+E·1 = 18 pts

hemolyze (25 points)

""To break down red blood cells, also HEMOLYSE""

H·4+E·1+M·3+O·1+L·1+Y·4+Z·10+E·1 = 25 pts

hemplike (19 points)

Like hemp

H·4+E·1+M·3+P·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts

henhouse (14 points)

Sitting room (wordplay)

Abode with many layers (wordplay)

Bonanza for a fox (note the first word)

H·4+E·1+N·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts

hepatize (22 points)

""To convert into a liver-like substance, also HEPATISE""

H·4+E·1+P·3+A·1+T·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts

herblike (17 points)

Resembling a {herb=n}

H·4+E·1+R·1+B·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts

herdlike (16 points)

Resembling a herd

H·4+E·1+R·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts

heritage (12 points)

Their age (anagram)

For one's legacy, eight are bad

Treasured historic items

H·4+E·1+R·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts

herniate (11 points)

Experience therein a rupture

Protrude, in a way

Cause therein a protrusion

H·4+E·1+R·1+N·1+I·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

hesitate (11 points)

Hate ties (anagram)

Do this perhaps to be lost

He who does it is lost, they say

H·4+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+A·1+T·1+E·1 = 11 pts

hetaerae (11 points)

Cultivated female companions of old

Greek concubines

Greek courtesans

H·4+E·1+T·1+A·1+E·1+R·1+A·1+E·1 = 11 pts

hexamine (20 points)

A chemical compound

H·4+E·1+X·8+A·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 20 pts

highlife (18 points)

Is it enjoyed by the jet set (wordplay)

Loaded experience (wordplay)

Existence portrayed in TV's "The Riches"

H·4+I·1+G·2+H·4+L·1+I·1+F·4+E·1 = 18 pts

hillside (12 points)

Slope's kin

Slope of a small mountain

San Francisco feature

H·4+I·1+L·1+L·1+S·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 12 pts

hireable (13 points)

Having the necessary work credentials

Capable of working for a company

Capable of doing work for a company

H·4+I·1+R·1+E·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

holdable (14 points)

Fitting in the hands

H·4+O·1+L·1+D·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 14 pts

holotype (16 points)

First specimen of a new species

H·4+O·1+L·1+O·1+T·1+Y·4+P·3+E·1 = 16 pts

holytide (15 points)

A time of religious observance

H·4+O·1+L·1+Y·4+T·1+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 15 pts

homelike (17 points)

Cheerful; cozy

H·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts

homemade (16 points)

Baked by mom, say

Baseball goal achieved (wordplay)

Crafted domestically (2 words)

H·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+M·3+A·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts

homesite (13 points)

Plot for a residence

A lot of land

Real estate agent's offering

H·4+O·1+M·3+E·1+S·1+I·1+T·1+E·1 = 13 pts

homicide (16 points)

Murder (of one person)

Murder (mainly US)

The killing of a human (mainly US)

H·4+O·1+M·3+I·1+C·3+I·1+D·2+E·1 = 16 pts

hominine (13 points)

Characteristic of man

H·4+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hominize (22 points)

""To alter the environment to conform with evolving man, also HOMINISE""

H·4+O·1+M·3+I·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts

honeybee (16 points)

Queen or her subject (wordplay)

Darling buzzes around colony dweller

Queen or drone.

H·4+O·1+N·1+E·1+Y·4+B·3+E·1+E·1 = 16 pts

hoodlike (16 points)

Like a hood

H·4+O·1+O·1+D·2+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 16 pts

hooflike (18 points)

Like a hoof

H·4+O·1+O·1+F·4+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 18 pts

hooklike (19 points)

Like a hook

H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts

hooknose (15 points)

Plastic surgeon's target

Feature of some pliers

*Reason for rhinoplasty

H·4+O·1+O·1+K·5+N·1+O·1+S·1+E·1 = 15 pts

hooplike (17 points)

Like a hoop

H·4+O·1+O·1+P·3+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 17 pts

hornlike (15 points)

Like horn

H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 15 pts

hornpipe (15 points)

Perhaps blow that caper for tar

Measure of tar (wordplay)

British folk dance

H·4+O·1+R·1+N·1+P·3+I·1+P·3+E·1 = 15 pts

horologe (12 points)

Watch hole, or go out (wordplay)

Clock or sundial

Fancy name for a timepiece

H·4+O·1+R·1+O·1+L·1+O·1+G·2+E·1 = 12 pts

horrible (13 points)

How dreadful Birr turns up in a hole

Not at all living up to the hype

Really, really bad

H·4+O·1+R·1+R·1+I·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

hothouse (14 points)

Plant-growing plant (wordplay)

Place for an orchid

Center of activity

H·4+O·1+T·1+H·4+O·1+U·1+S·1+E·1 = 14 pts

huarache (16 points)

Mexican sandal with woven leather strips

Shoe or food

Mexican sandal

H·4+U·1+A·1+R·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 16 pts

huggable (15 points)

Like a teddy bear

Like teddy bears

Like teddy bears and puppies

H·4+U·1+G·2+G·2+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 15 pts

huisache (16 points)

A flowering plant

H·4+U·1+I·1+S·1+A·1+C·3+H·4+E·1 = 16 pts

humanise (13 points)

Make sociable - use in ham (anagram)

How to make aliens like you

5 across pinching a 5 across from behind - that's tame!

H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+S·1+E·1 = 13 pts

humanize (22 points)

Refine; make gentle

Make gentle

Make compassionate

H·4+U·1+M·3+A·1+N·1+I·1+Z·10+E·1 = 22 pts

hummable (17 points)

Able to be hummed

H·4+U·1+M·3+M·3+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 17 pts

huntable (13 points)

Able to be hunted

H·4+U·1+N·1+T·1+A·1+B·3+L·1+E·1 = 13 pts

husklike (19 points)

Like a husk

H·4+U·1+S·1+K·5+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 19 pts

hymnlike (20 points)

Like a hymn

H·4+Y·4+M·3+N·1+L·1+I·1+K·5+E·1 = 20 pts

hyoscine (16 points)

A {sedative=n}

H·4+Y·4+O·1+S·1+C·3+I·1+N·1+E·1 = 16 pts

hyperope (18 points)

A farsighted person

H·4+Y·4+P·3+E·1+R·1+O·1+P·3+E·1 = 18 pts

hypogene (17 points)

Formed underground

H·4+Y·4+P·3+O·1+G·2+E·1+N·1+E·1 = 17 pts

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